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First tournament is tomorrow ($350 at Venetian), I will update with results here and keep records in the Google spreadsheet.

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Busted day 1a of the Venetian $350, I cold 4b jammed 99 and the 3bettor called me with K5s and got there.

edit: picture of receipt is below, forgot to take a picture with a chip when I sat down today.

Bagged up 141,500 going into day 2, level tomorrow will start at 2k/4k/500. Picture of receipt below:

Finished 100th/1231 for $713 on a pretty gross bustout hand. Min-raised from the cutoff with 88 and a 131k stack at the 2.5k/5k/500 level into a very active and recklessly aggressive player in the big blind with ~325k, he shoved, I snap called and his 76o got there on a 5534J board.

edit: $560 tomorrow at noon

Busted the $560 pretty much on the bubble last night, I got 42nd when 36 paid. Got all the money in preflop with AQ against AT for 120k at the 1.5k/3k/400 level and the board ran out AK3T7.

Busted the $560 on a flip, QJs < 99. It was a pretty tilting day overall losing a huge pot just before dinner break for a 105k stack, next event is the first $1k at the WSOP on Saturday.

Busted the $1k today in level 3. I will post my bust hand and receipt tomorrow, for now it is time for bed.

Yesterday I 3b jammed AJo with just under 20 bb the hand after losing a 27 bb pot AJ < K7 aipf. I ended up running into QQ and the board ran out AJxxQ, fun times.

$1500 3x chance is tomorrow and I am already registered. I will be at table 65 seat 3 if anyone wants to stop by and say hello.

Busted the 3x chance early in level 3 today, I played a couple of hands badly early and was down to ~2k. I built back up to 2900 before losing a couple of pots leaving me with 2325 on the first break. One of the first hands back from break I got it in with KK vs. JJ preflop and lost dropping me to 3 bb and I busted the next hand.

Got down to 3 handed in the shootout and lost a flip 4b jamming ATo bvb for a 14k stack at the 100/200 level. Had a pretty bad table draw and was probably the 3rd best player 3 handed.

GL Kevin. Good playing with you in the 1/2/5 PLO game Friday and then in the 350 VDSE on Sunday. You are def a good player and I'd be surprised if you didn't bink something in this package.

Played the $1500 at the Rio today and made day 2 bagging up 42600 chips starting the 500/1000/100 level tomorrow.

Re-start at 2:30 PM today, about to take a shower and then get some food before we kick it off.

Pretty tilting end to the day, at the 2k/4k/500 level an active opener two to my right min-raises to 8k and I make it 19.5k from the CO with 88 (I have 121k and he covers by a lot). It folds back to the initial raiser who calls and we see a flop of 852dd, he checks, I bet 25.5k and he check-raises enough to commit himself to calling a shove. Obviously I get it in, he turns over JTdd and the board fills out with the 4c and the 3d eliminating me in 104th place for $4432.

Busted the $1500 today at the end of the 2nd level, mis-played my hand pretty badly (should have just bet/folded flop) but couldn't fold given I was being laid ~1.75:1 on a call with 44% equity. Raised pre-flop to 125 at 25/50 with 6d6x, one player who had been fairly active called from the CO (effective stacks of 5.7k) and we saw a flop of 432ddd. I led out for 150 and he raised to 550, I re-popped it to 1350 and reluctantly called when he jammed. He had 33 and the board filled out with the Td and 2h to make him a boat after my flush completed. I'm pretty angry at myself for how I played this hand since there were some good spots at my table, I should have been more patient for a better spot. Next one is a $1500 Saturday.

$1500 today, going to have a better performance than last time

Busted pretty early again today in a bumpy start, I was down to 800 chips before doubling at the end of level 2 and coming back from break and tripling at the beginning of level 3 to get back to 4800. I then lost a small pot and busted check calling 3 streets from an active late position raiser with 66 on a T8325, he over jammed 1.5x pot on the river and I think he has enough bluffs there for me to call profitably but I'm not sure it's optimal.

Back at it tomorrow for the $1k

Busted in level 3 jamming a double gut shot with QJ on a AT8, running into AK and not improving. Next event is the $2500 Tuesday.

$2500 WSOP event today

Had a pretty tough day yesterday, played well overall and chipped up slowly after beating KK with AQ early. I lost a 55k pot at the 250/500/50 level on a semi-bluff in a pretty weird spot, I 3b an active player that opened to 1200 in the HJ to 2700 from the button with KThh and he called. We saw a flop of AA5hdd that went check check and the turn brought the 2h giving me the nut flush draw. Villain checked again, I bet 3200, he check raised to 7100 and I jam for 24k effective having him covered. He eventually called with A8o and I bricked the river dropping me to ~4.3k. I doubled just before break with AJ > KQ and then shortly after the last break of the night the CO open jammed 7800 at 300/600/75, I wake up with AQ and his J9s gets there to cripple me again. I busted later in the orbit being forced to get it in from the BB with Q2s getting over 3:1.

Back at it today for the $1500

Another tough day yesterday where I chipped up well until the 100/200 level where I doubled up Mr_BigQueso with 99 against his KK aipf for a 90ish bb pot. I ended up busting by jamming 2675 from the button with QTs at 100/200/25, the BB called with A4s and held.

Chipped up well today to ~12k by the 100/200 level but when antes started nothing really went right. I lost pretty much every pot I played and busted jamming 22 bb with KJo from the SB over a HJ open and ran into AKs. $1000 WSOP event tomorrow

The frustrating summer continued yesterday and I busted during the 4th level. I got it in on the flop during the first level with QQ vs. A4dd for 6600 on a 633dd board and couldn't hold, doubled back to starting stack on the last hand of level 2 with A3dd after getting it in on a JT7ddd9h board and busted during level 4 (75/150) getting aipf for 6700 with AQss vs. KQdd and having my opponent flop a flush. Another $1500 Tuesday, really hoping to actually have some hands hold up and make a decent run in one of these.

A great start today and a frustrating end, I went on dinner break with just under 26k and ended up busting by level 9. Don't really feel like giving a recap today, still a little tilted from busting on day 1 again.